Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) vs Moto G Stylus (2026)

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3) that was released on April 8, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G Stylus (2026), which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 year after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G Stylus (2026)
  • Shows 23% longer battery life (23:48 vs 19:25 hours)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) and Moto G Stylus (2026) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
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8 / 128 GB
66.4
(Good)
Value Index
77.5
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type POLED POLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 444 ppi 444 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits 5000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3% 89.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 162.15 mm (6.38 inches) 162.2 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 74.78 mm (2.94 inches) 74.8 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Rear material Eco-leather Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Purple Gold, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) and Motorola Moto G Stylus (2026)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 710
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1010 MHz 1010 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) and Motorola Moto G Stylus (2026)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3337 3293
Single-core score 1006 1010
Multi-core score 2837 2932
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 312448 354180
GPU 128290 163828
Memory 139578 180883
UX 251131 195609
Total score 831447 894500
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 301 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
Web score 13846 -
Video editing 7370 -
Photo editing 29463 -
Data manipulation 9723 -
Writing score 16865 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 16
ROM Hello UI Hello UI
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 68 W 68 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (81% in 30 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:41 hr 0:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:17 hr 09:47 hr
Watching video 10:49 hr 17:32 hr
Gaming 04:28 hr 04:52 hr
Standby 111 hr 99 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 3280 x 2460 3280 x 2460
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 25 mm 25 mm
Sensor size 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April 2025 April 2026
Release date April 2025 April 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $400
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Motorola Moto G Stylus (2026). It has a better gaming, battery life, and software.

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